Tooling

Workholding

Redesigned Chucks Connect to Smartphones Via Bluetooth

IMTS 2018: Erowa’s SmartChucks line has been redesigned to combine precision and stability with wireless signal transmission.

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Milling Tools

End Mills Enable Trochoidal Milling, Fine Finishing

IMTS 2018: YG-1 Tool Co.’s V7PlusA series of end mills features four-flute and six-flute models.

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Workholding

Five-Axis Workholding System Increases Setup Accuracy

IMTS 2018: Carr Lane’s CL5 five-axis workholding system features faster, more accurate fixturing setups. 

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Workholding

Clamping System Automates Workholding, Speeds Change-Over

IMTS 2018: Techni-Grip Workholding is featuring its quick-change clamping system, Techni-Grip 2.0.

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IMTS

Fixturing System Promotes Accuracy in Locating, Locking

IMTS 2018: 5th Axis is displaying its RL52 RockLock quick-change fixturing system with 52-mm pull stud spacing.

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Toolholders

Shank Attachments for Angle Heads Accommodate Deep Cavities

IMTS 2018: Tecnara’s line includes angle heads designed for light-duty work, heavy-duty work and short runs, as well as shank attachments for NSK angle heads.

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Workholding

Kitagawa Northtech Receives NTMA Safety Award

The award points out that the company’s safety record is among the best in the workholding industry.

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Workholding

System Simplifies Workholding for Grid Plates, Tombstones

IMTS 2018: The Mitee-Bite Loc-Down system is designed for quick and simple securing of parts from small to large in size. 

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IMTS

Open-Bed VMCs Drill, Mill, Tap, Bevel

IMTS 2018: FlexArm will display FlexDrill CNC’s TRD series of vertical machining centers.

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Milling Tools

Taps Cut Internal Threads in Half a Second

IMTS 2018: Emuge Corp.’s Punch Tap enables helical thread forming in cast and wrought aluminum alloys and similar lightweight materials.

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